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Tom Felton: ‘I agree with Barbie – blonds have more fun’
NEWS | 05 December 2025
Dr_J_A_ZoidbergI have so much compassion for Draco [Malfoy], knowing that he is the result of piss-poor parenting on his father’s side. View image in fullscreen Tom Felton in Harry Potter and the Cursed Child on Broadway at The Lyric Theatre. Chris, my older brother, got me into fishing, while he was my chaperone on Harry Potter. Damian plays my father, and his wife, the late Helen McCrory, played my mother in the Harry Potter films. View image in fullscreen As Draco Malfoy in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince in 2009.

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Pentagon announces it has killed four men in another boat strike in Pacific
NEWS | 05 December 2025
The Pentagon announced on Thursday that the US military had conducted another deadly strike on a boat suspected of carrying illegal narcotics, killing four men in the eastern Pacific, as questions mount over the legality of the attacks. “Intelligence confirmed that the vessel was carrying illicit narcotics and transiting along a known narco-trafficking route in the Eastern Pacific. Still, Democrat Jim Himes described the footage of the September strike “one of the most troubling things I’ve seen in my time in public service”. If you do not have an account, we will create a guest account for you on theguardian.com to send you this newsletter. We use Google reCaptcha to protect our website and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

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Experts urge release of boat strike video as US admiral denies ‘kill them all’ order
NEWS | 05 December 2025
However, he said Bradley “confirmed that there had not been a ‘kill them all’ order, and there was not an order to grant no quarter”. “Adm Bradley was very clear that he was given no such order to give no quarter or to kill them all. Lawmakers differed over what the full video shows, which could prove crucial to determining whether the second air strike killed survivors who were defenseless, or capable of posing a threat. Himes said he saw “two individuals in clear distress, without any means of locomotion, with a destroyed vessel, who are killed by the United States”. “Nobody on those boats can be killed legally by the United States military.”The report that survivors were deliberately killed prompted criticism from some congressional Republicans.

Current Events:
Killing of survivors sparks outrage – but entire US ‘drug boat’ war is legally shaky
NEWS | 05 December 2025
“I think the first question for the admiral is: what was your target on the second strike? If the boat was your alleged military necessity for the second strike, why did you have to do it while they were clinging to the side? The New York Times reported that Bradley ordered the second strike after one of the two survivors was seen radioing suspected cartel members for help. The paper reported that Hegseth had approved a contingency plan for what to do if the first strike left survivors. Did he make it before the first strike or before the second strike?

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Hegseth broke rules in sharing Yemen strike details on Signal, report finds
NEWS | 05 December 2025
The Department of Defense’s inspector general released the much-anticipated unclassified report on Thursday about Pete Hegseth’s disclosure of plans for military airstrikes in Yemen in a Signal group chat earlier this year. “Using a personal cell phone to conduct official business and send nonpublic DoD information through Signal risks potential compromise of sensitive DoD information, which could cause harm to DoD personnel and mission objectives,” the report said. In response, the Democratic congressman Mark Warner, vice-chair of the Senate intelligence committee, called for Hegseth to resign on Wednesday. “No classified information. The report found that Hegseth “sent a message containing operational information to members of the ‘Houthi PC Small Group’ Signal chat” at 11.44pm on 15 March.

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SPONSORED | 05 December 2025
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US envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Ukraine national security chief in Miami
NEWS | 05 December 2025
The US special envoy Steve Witkoff will meet Ukraine’s national security council chief, Rustem Umerov, in Miami on Thursday as Washington steps up its diplomatic push to secure a pathway to peace in Ukraine. Witkoff, accompanied by Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, spent nearly five hours in talks with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Tuesday. Trump on Wednesday described the discussions in Moscow as “reasonably good”, though he acknowledged that the path ahead for Ukraine peace talks remained unclear. View image in fullscreen Vladimir Putin meeting Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner at the Kremlin. Ukraine has accused Russia of abducting at least 20,000 Ukrainian children since the start of the conflict in February 2022.

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Children’s rights must be protected in any Ukraine peace plan, 130 MPs tell Foreign Office
NEWS | 05 December 2025
A cross-party group of more than 130 Westminster MPs has written to ministers urging them to ensure any US-brokered peace plan for Ukraine includes protections for forcibly deported Ukrainian children, saying the current version risks “extinguishing” their rights. The MPs add that if a peace plan involved recognising Russian sovereignty over Crimea, Donetsk and Luhansk, it would bring “devastating” implications for 1.6 million Ukrainian children living there. “Alongside their forcible deportation of Ukrainian children, it is now well documented that Russia has also pursued a systematic policy of indoctrination, coercion, and militarisation of Ukrainian children,” they say. “Any settlement that legitimises occupation risks permanently extinguishing the legal protections afforded to the Ukrainian children living in these occupied territories, their national identity, and their right to return home. These are war crimes for which there should be no amnesty.

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Four countries to boycott Eurovision 2026 as Israel cleared to compete
NEWS | 05 December 2025
Ireland, Spain, Slovenia and the Netherlands will boycott next year’s Eurovision after Israel was given the all-clear to compete in the 2026 song contest despite calls by several participating broadcasters for its exclusion over the war in Gaza. In response, the Irish broadcaster RTÉ said it would not participate in the 2026 contest or broadcast the competition. Israel’s president, Isaac Herzog, welcomed the decision on his country’s participation, saying Israel “deserves to be represented on every stage around the world”. ORF, the Austrian host broadcaster, had also said it wanted Israel to compete. SWR said before the meeting that Israel was entitled to compete in the contest.

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Russia blocks Snapchat and restricts Apple’s FaceTime, state officials say
NEWS | 05 December 2025
The Russian regulator said it took action against Snapchat on 10 October, even though it only reported the move on Thursday. Access to YouTube was disrupted last year in what experts called deliberate throttling of the widely popular site by the authorities. This year, authorities banned calls via WhatsApp, the most popular messaging app in Russia, and Telegram, a close second. Roblox in October was the second most popular game platform in Russia, with nearly 8 million monthly users, according to the media monitoring group Mediascope. He called the restrictions against the service “predictable” and warned that other sites failing to cooperate with Roskomnadzor “will be blocked – that’s obvious”.

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Yasser abu Shabab, leader of Israel-backed militia, killed in Gaza
NEWS | 05 December 2025
Abu Shabab was the commander of the Popular Forces, the biggest and best-armed of several militia that emerged in Gaza during the later stages of the two-year conflict. The exact timing of Abu Shabab’s death is unknown but it appears to have been in the last 48 hours. Abu Shabab was reportedly badly injured and died of his wounds in Gaza. A spokesperson for Hamas, which had called Abu Shabab a collaborator and promised to hunt him down, denied any involvement in the killing. There has been no official comment from his government on Abu Shabab’s death.

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Irish authorities asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by IDF
NEWS | 05 December 2025
Irish authorities have been formally asked to investigate Microsoft over alleged unlawful data processing by the Israeli Defense Forces. The complaint has been made by the human rights group the Irish Council for Civil Liberties (ICCL) to the Data Protection Commission, which has legal responsibility in Europe for overseeing all data processing in the European Union. The ICCL alleges that the processing of the personal data “facilitated war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide by Israeli military”. In response to the revelations Microsoft ordered an urgent external inquiry to review its relationship with Unit 8200. Its initial findings led the company to cancel the unit’s access to some of its cloud storage and AI services.

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Federica Mogherini resigns from College of Europe amid corruption inquiry
NEWS | 05 December 2025
The EU’s former foreign policy chief, Federica Mogherini, has resigned from her role as head of the elite College of Europe after being indicted in a corruption investigation. She also announced she would stand down as director of the EU Diplomatic Academy, the school for junior diplomats at the centre of an inquiry into alleged fraud and corruption. It was launched in 2023 at the College of Europe with a budget of nearly €1m. The case is examining whether the College of Europe had inside information that allowed it to secure the tender. The contract was awarded by the EU’s foreign service in 2021-22.

Current Events:
Putin and Modi to meet amid politically treacherous times for Russia and India
NEWS | 05 December 2025
When Vladimir Putin last set foot in India almost exactly four years ago, the world order looked materially different. View image in fullscreen Putin and Modi in Delhi on Thursday. “Russia is no longer anxious about the risks of political isolation.”For India, there are even greater stakes at play. View image in fullscreen Putin, Modi and Xi Jinping together in China in September. It has also prompted India to try to move away from its dependence on Russia, particularly on defence.

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Supreme court allows Texas to use new congressional map favoring Republicans in 2026 elections – US politics live
NEWS | 05 December 2025
From 2h ago 18.09 EST Supreme court rules Texas redistricting may proceed The supreme court will allow Texas to use a congressional map redrawn to favor Republicans in 2026. The effort kicked off a nationwide redistricting battle that saw California voters respond by voting to redraw their state’s congressional map as well. Share26m ago 19.33 EST Hakeem Jeffries condemns supreme court's decision on Texas congressional map Meanwhile, Democrats have criticized the supreme court’s decision to allow Texas to use its new congressional map in 2026. The effort kicked off a nationwide redistricting battle that saw California voters respond by voting to redraw their state’s congressional map as well. US supreme court approves redrawn Texas congressional maps Read more Share Updated at 19.37 EST